Logistics outsourcing and performance of manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi
Background: Logistics outsourcing has been accepted as a strategy through which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access the logistics capabilities they lack internally at a lower cost.
Joash Mageto, Gerrie Prinsloo, Rose Luke
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Logistics outsourcing by manufacturers in South Africa
As organisations find themselves in an increasingly dynamic and competitive world they are seeking new strategies to ensure their competitive advantage and profitability.
Beverley Waugh, Rose Luke
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LPI-ASSESSMENT OF OUTSOURCING OF LOGISTICS SERVICES IN THE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF UKRAINE [PDF]
The article considers the types and functions of outsourcing of logistics services in the agro-industrial complex and the content of each level of the logistics concept of PL based on the International Classification.
Volodymyr KOLODIICHUK +3 more
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AN ANALYSIS FOR OUTSOURCING BASED RISKS AND PROBLEMS IN LOGISTICS ENTERPRISES
Nowadays businesses transform into the faster, less costly, more flexible, and qualified structure because of developing world economy and fierce competition environment with each passing day.
Selçuk Korucuk +2 more
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Organizing construction logistics outsourcing: a logistics strategy perspective
Purpose The construction industry shows an increased interest in how to manage logistics within construction projects. Often construction logistics is outsourced to a logistics service provider (LSP). However, construction logistics is normally approached either as a strategic decision or as an operational issue and rarely as a tactical concern.
Haglund, Petter, Janné, Mats
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The possibility of developing intelligent logistics outsourcing in Slovenia
Traditional outsourcing of logistics services has become an important tool for the Slovenian logistics and business market. It not only brings many benefits mainly in terms of cost reduction and focuses on core competencies, but also many shortcomings ...
Patricija Bajec
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Outsourcing Logistics Management Activities
In most developed economies the costs of logistics management are steadily growing and account for an increasing proportion of the gross national product. Logistics costs have become an important part of the added value of products and logistics management is increasingly regarded as an important weapon in the international competitive struggle, in ...
Damme, van, D.A., Ploos van Amstel, M.J.
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Relationship Between Logistics Service's Perceived Value and Outsourcing of Logistics Activities
Outsourcing has become increasingly popular in recentyears, and is often quoted as a means of coping with rapidchanges in technology and in the business environment.
Klavdij Logožar +2 more
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Logistics services outsourcing decision making: a literature review and research agenda
Logistics plays important role in any firm’s supply chain. Outsourcing allows firms to focus on core business. Logistics outsourcing to third party logistics or logistics service providers (LSP) helps the companies to reduce costs, improve performance ...
Mohammad Akhtar
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Third Party Logistics Outsourcing: An Exploratory Study of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria
Not much has been researched in logistics outsourcing in the emerging countries, particularly in the oil and gas industry. This article investigates the feasibility of logistics outsourcing by the international oil and gas companies in the emerging ...
Emah Patrick Etokudoh +2 more
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